Precious Adejoh Idakwoji

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Are Nifedipine and Nicorandil reliable in studying the effect of an extract with anti- hyperglycaemic activity on calcium/pottassium ion channels?

Nifedipine (a calcium channel blocker) and Nicorandil (a potassium channel opener) block insulin release and hence induce hyperglycaemia in wistar rats. If an extract can reduce the hyperglycaemia...

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The Role of Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Severity of COVID-19 in Diabetic/Hypertensive Patients

Hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are the most prevalent comorbidities in patients with COVID-19. Although they do not appear to affect the infectivity of the virus, they do...

01 January 1970 8,976 8 View

Predicting Depression Levels Using Social Media Posts

The use of Social Network Sites (SNS) is increasing nowadays especially by the younger generations. The availability of SNS allows users to express their interests, feelings and share daily...

01 January 1970 4,492 2 View

Cancer cells and metastatic phenotype

Why do cancer cells use distinct transcriptomic and proteomic programs to reach the same metastatic phenotype?

01 January 1970 5,140 3 View

'Biotechnology'- A textbook authored by V. Satyanarayana

Please who can help with copy of this textbook in PDF?

01 January 1970 6,065 5 View

Biotechnology: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Downsides?

The major apprehension of genetic engineering is that through recombinant DNA experiments , unique micro-organisms or viruses (either inadvertently, or sometimes deliberately for the purpose of...

01 January 1970 1,043 3 View

The 'Biochemistry' of permed hair

Is there more to a permed hair than the alteration of the disulphide bonds between adjacent strands of protein in hair?

01 January 1970 8,682 3 View

What is the role of asparagine in cancer?

Asparaginase is useful in the treatment of leukemia as it degrades asparagine. What role does asparagine play in the proliferation of cancer cells?

01 January 1970 4,808 3 View

Depression in Women and Men

WHY IS DEPRESSION MORE PREVALENT IN WOMEN THAN IN MEN?

01 January 1970 2,932 33 View

Race and Depression

When it comes to predicting depression, does race matter more than was thought?

01 January 1970 756 5 View

Is there any difference between 'Pollutants' and 'Contaminants'?

Pb, DDT, CO, Malathion

01 January 1970 1,595 20 View

Recent Advances in Depression Research

Why Have Researchers so far failed to identify common GENE MUTATIONS that contribute to risk for MAJOR DEPRESSION?

01 January 1970 9,233 4 View

Hepatitis B virus and non-hepatocellular cancers

What are the mechanisms underlying hepatitis B virus-associated non-hepatocellular cancers?

01 January 1970 9,872 3 View

Prevalence of Deppresive Disorders in Urban and Rural Areas

Demographic differences show that Depression is more prevalent in urban areas than in rural areas. What are the possible explanations to this?

01 January 1970 581 5 View

Sickle Cell Trait and Malaria

What is the benefit of sickle cell trait in malaria endemic areas?

01 January 1970 9,537 6 View

Biochemical Changes in Alcoholism

The metabolism of alcohol by both alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenases involves the consumption of NAD+ and consequently a high NADH/NAD+ ratio. Apart from lactose acidosis, what are the other...

01 January 1970 6,022 3 View

Nitric Oxide and Sickle Cell Disease

What is the role of nitric oxide in sickle cell disease management?

01 January 1970 942 4 View